Thursday, 6 April 2017

What's the Deal With Ashley Graham's Insta-Worthy Facial?

Celebs like Ashley Graham are no strangers to regular facials, but that's hardly helpful information.
We
want to know the details: the exact treatment, what it does and what it
costs (so that we can keep up appearances, too). That's why when the
model took to social media to share a smoky sneak peek of her latest
visit to celeb dermatologist Dr. Harold Lancer's office, sources went straight to the source—Dr. Lancer himself.

According
to the pro, Ashley got the Micro-Buffing Vegan Stem Cell Red Carpet
Facial, an off-menu treatment (price starts at $750) only available in
his Beverly Hills office. "This is what a celeb will get the morning of a
red carpet event. It leaves your skin glass-smooth, giving the result
of invisible pores, and it lasts for five days after," he said.
So what does the Insta-worthy treatment entail? It's customized for every skin type, but it's far from what you're used to.

The
hour-long treatment begins with a double cleanse. "We start by cleaning
the face neck and décolletage, then that area is micro-buffed with a
polishing instrument, a micro-polisher, that uses a sandy crystal to
remove some of the dead skin on a cell surface layer," he explained.
After 15 minutes of gently sloughing off dead skin, in comes the smoky
dry ice effect you see in Ashley's Instagram video.
"After the
micro-polishing, nitrogen gas is used to help remove the crystals and
clean your skin before applying product," he said. Next up is a double
layer of serums (they use his Younger Pure Youth Serum and then the Stem-Cell Lift Serum).
"That's applied to the entire face neck and chest, including the back
of the ear lobes, back of the neck and shoulders—all those visible
areas," he explained.

Once
the product is massaged in, then comes the LED light treatment, which
takes another 15 to 20 minutes. In most cases it's a red light, which
helps to calm the skin and reduce inflammation. However, if you were
acne prone, for instance, yours would be swapped for a blue light.
Wait!
There's more: At the same time the light is working its magic, pulsed
oxygen is blasted onto the skin for further nourishment. "Flushing the
skin with pure oxygen further reduces inflammation, particularly at this
moment when your pores are open," explained the derm.

And that, friends, is the difference between an A-list facial and a regular one.